/* ─── Chronicle Page Title ─── */
.chronicle-page-title h1 {
    color: #ffd700;
    font-size: 2.8rem;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 1.5rem 0;
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.5);
  }
  
  /* ─── Slider container ─── */
  .chronicle-slider {
    position: relative;
    width: 90%;
    height: 700px;
    margin: 20px auto;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow:
      0 0 30px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.4),
      0 0 60px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.2),
      0 0 100px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.1);
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  
  /* ─── Mobile ─── */
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .chronicle-slider {
      padding: 0 1rem;
      height: 200px;
      margin: 15px 0 1.5rem;
    }
  }
  
  /* ─── Hide Empty Slides ─── */
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide:not([style*="background-image"]) {
    display: none;
  }
  
  /* ─── Slides ─── */
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center center;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.6s ease;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 2rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-radius: inherit;
  }
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide.active {
    opacity: 1;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  
  /* ─── Gradient Overlay ─── */
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to top,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 20%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 60%
    );
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  
  /* ─── Caption ─── */
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-caption {
    background: none;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-caption h2 {
    display: inline-block;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }
  
  /* ─── Button CTA ─── */
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-btn,
  .chronicle-slider .wp-block-button__link {
    display: inline-block;
    background: #ffd700;
    color: #1e2a38;
    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    border-radius: 4px;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease, opacity 0.5s ease;
  }
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide.active .chronicle-btn,
  .chronicle-slider .chronicle-slide.active .wp-block-button__link {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
    transition-delay: 0.3s;
  }
  
  /* ─── Navigation Arrows ─── */
  .chronicle-slider-btn {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 2rem;
    padding: 0.5rem;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  }
  .chronicle-slider:hover .chronicle-slider-btn {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  .chronicle-slider-btn.prev { left: 10px; }
  .chronicle-slider-btn.next { right: 10px; }
  
  /* ─── Responsive Caption ─── */
  @media (max-width: 600px) {
    .chronicle-slider .chronicle-caption {
      max-width: 90%;
      padding: 0.5rem 0;
    }
    .chronicle-slider .chronicle-caption h2 {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
    }
    .chronicle-slider .chronicle-caption p {
      font-size: 0.875rem;
    }
  }